Cattle Market Pulse

Interstate Regional Stockyards Market Report

Cuba, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 21, 2023

1,429 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $188.39/cwt +5.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,341/hd at 712 lb · 107 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $191.57/cwt +1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,269/hd at 662 lb · 72 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $181.65/cwt +2.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,394/hd at 767 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,429 952 1,023
Feeder cattle 1,290 867 928
Slaughter cattle 124 75 95
Replacement cattle 15 10 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher with advance mostly under 550 lbs. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate. The cattle outlook continues to be rosy with strong demand and reduced tonnage pushing the market higher. Beef cutouts are moving higher so far again this week making another higher feedlot trade quite possible.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 333 14 250.00–261.00 $255.16 $850 +2.16
362–395 377 7 254.00–257.00 $255.83 $964 +5.80
423–430 426 5 230.00–237.50 $234.47 $999 -0.35
406–440 431 48 244.00–254.00 $248.91 $1,073 +14.09
470 470 4 237.50–240.00 $238.75 $1,122 -0.31
482 482 4 209.00 $209.00 $1,007 -30.06
500–542 515 29 230.00–245.00 $238.65 $1,229 +7.58
550–586 580 17 218.50–228.00 $220.50 $1,279 +3.67
619 value added 619 13 208.00 $208.00 $1,288 —
600–645 632 14 190.00–209.00 $197.44 $1,248 -11.52
650 value added 650 13 195.25 $195.25 $1,269 —
651–691 665 59 186.25–196.00 $190.76 $1,269 +0.91
702 value added 702 80 190.50 $190.50 $1,337 —
731–743 741 27 180.00–182.50 $182.13 $1,350 -0.74
753–790 767 46 176.00–185.25 $180.57 $1,385 +6.57
768 value added 768 21 184.00 $184.00 $1,413 —
844 844 11 174.00 $174.00 $1,469 —
911 911 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,458 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 275 13 240.00–245.00 $242.02 $666 —
320–348 332 19 230.00–250.00 $241.82 $803 +4.32
368–375 372 4 231.00–250.00 $240.41 $894 -1.86
402–428 415 12 220.00–236.00 $231.44 $960 +3.02
479–498 485 6 207.50–210.00 $208.36 $1,011 -20.95
503–548 515 22 215.00–230.00 $220.35 $1,135 +6.91
532 532 3 206.00 $206.00 $1,096 -7.44
553–590 567 12 200.00–218.00 $208.33 $1,181 -2.57
598 value added 598 42 210.00 $210.00 $1,256 —
604–648 620 42 187.50–204.00 $193.42 $1,199 +2.77
688 688 6 186.00 $186.00 $1,280 —
690 value added 690 29 186.00 $186.00 $1,283 —
855–899 883 8 164.00–170.00 $165.74 $1,463 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,114 —
643 643 9 187.00 $187.00 $1,202 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,066 —
590 590 4 183.00 $183.00 $1,080 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 7 172.50 $172.50 $1,113 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 4 185.00 $185.00 $807 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 3 187.00 $187.00 $1,197 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–342 328 10 212.00–217.50 $215.05 $705 —
404 thin fleshed 404 9 214.00 $214.00 $865 —
412–429 423 6 197.00–210.00 $205.78 $870 +14.52
460–490 472 9 184.00–195.00 $187.32 $884 +2.75
488 thin fleshed 488 5 198.00 $198.00 $966 —
530 530 3 176.00 $176.00 $933 -8.77
515–545 537 25 175.00–194.00 $184.19 $989 -0.58
551–597 572 28 172.00–177.00 $174.93 $1,001 -0.57
582 582 6 167.50 $167.50 $975 -8.00
603–622 614 18 170.00–177.00 $172.19 $1,057 —
732–740 735 6 164.00–165.00 $164.66 $1,210 —
761 761 6 160.50 $160.50 $1,221 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 3 230.00 $230.00 $708 —
350–380 360 14 207.50–225.00 $219.01 $788 +8.39
409–442 428 19 207.50–216.00 $213.65 $914 +5.92
408–444 431 8 195.00–200.00 $196.78 $848 -10.95
452–480 473 22 190.00–204.50 $193.85 $917 -9.24
511 511 7 205.00 $205.00 $1,048 +11.27
550–570 559 7 185.00–187.00 $185.56 $1,037 +0.65
594 594 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,069 -4.91
602–646 615 24 175.00–188.00 $182.84 $1,124 -0.66
654 654 5 166.50 $166.50 $1,089 -11.68
675 675 4 172.00 $172.00 $1,161 -6.18
707 707 3 178.00 $178.00 $1,258 +8.88
751 751 6 183.00 $183.00 $1,374 +14.00
813 813 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,382 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 8 179.00 $179.00 $678 —
437 437 19 169.00 $169.00 $739 —
490 490 8 170.00–175.00 $173.75 $851 —
531 531 6 162.00 $162.00 $860 —
552–562 558 5 156.00–160.00 $157.58 $879 —
663 unweaned 663 3 140.00 $140.00 $928 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 6 175.00 $175.00 $775 —
538 538 15 175.00 $175.00 $942 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
597 597 3 164.50 $164.50 $982 —
612–645 621 10 160.00–166.50 $163.36 $1,014 -15.64

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1475 1334 80-85% 15 83.00–91.00 $88.43 $1,180 —
1180–1500 1360 80-85% 12 91.50–96.00 $93.09 $1,266 —
1335–1533 1484 80-85% 4 78.50–82.50 $81.60 $1,211 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525 1525 75-80% 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,174 —
1395–1835 1544 75-80% 17 92.00–95.00 $93.38 $1,442 —
1532–1745 1601 75-80% 5 85.50–88.50 $86.41 $1,383 -0.06
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1185 1040 85-90% 9 72.50–81.00 $78.23 $814 +14.29
925–1266 1120 85-90% 10 61.00–72.00 $69.83 $782 —
1130 1130 85-90% 1 83.00 $83.00 $938 —
1190 1190 85-90% 1 47.00 $47.00 $559 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–2090 1875 8 98.50–114.00 $110.67 $2,075 +5.67
2110 2110 1 119.50 $119.50 $2,521 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1125 1084 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 4 1,010.00–1,425.00 $1,150.05

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.